Rugby – Quotes

I didn’t know what

I didn’t know what was going through my mind. Gabriela Sabatini

The tactical difference between

The tactical difference between Association Football and Rugby with its varieties seems to be that in the former the ball is the missile, in the latter men are the missiles. Ernest Crawley

I prefer rugby to

I prefer rugby to soccer. I enjoy the violence in rugby, except when they start biting each other’s ears off. Elizabeth Taylor

It’s a dimissive term to say the Irish team are plucky because it rings back to the old days when we went out and gave it a lash, set our hair on fire and ran after the opposition for 20 minutes and, if they survived that, they beat us by 50 points. Eddie O’Sullivan

For Irishmen, there is

For Irishmen, there is no football game to match rugby and if all our young men played rugby not only would we beat England and Wales but France and the whole lot of them put together. Eamon de Valera

I told him, \’Son,

I told him, ‘Son, what is it with you? Is it ignorance or apathy?’ He said, ‘Coach, I don’t know and I don’t care. Frank Layden

Always have a plan

Always have a plan B and C, because if it doesn’t work out there are other things you can focus on. It’s important to have a balance to your life, regardless of what you’re doing. I’ve been playing at this level for a long time, but I’ve got interests outside of rugby, like my family … Read more

You\’ve got to be

You’ve got to be committed. It comes down to setting yourself goals as an individual. In rugby you have team goals that you strive for, but you also set yourself simple goals that are achievable. It helps to write them down so you understand what you need to do, and what your focus is. Put … Read more

My father\’s a keen

My father’s a keen sportsman, and so is my mother. My mother’s brothers all played international rugby for Samoa. That’s where I got my dreams from. Filo Tiatia

One of the highlights

One of the highlights of my career was playing first class rugby for my province, which was Wellington. Another highlight was playing first class rugby with my brothers. Not many brothers get to do that. I can’t explain what it felt like to be out there, playing with them. It was a great feeling. Filo … Read more